The History Of Professional Wrestling Worldwide

By Eugenia Dickerson


The history of professional wrestling is detailed as documented in some ancient writings and literary references. Professional fighting changed with time to what it is nowadays. At present professional fighting is a permanent job unlike in old days when it was taken as a leisure exercise. Fighting was a part time activity in various communities. It formed a very important part of many ceremonies and festival including initiation.

Cave drawings found in countries like France, Egypt, and Babylon date back in thirtieth century. The drawings depicted some of the holds used in current sport. It was a source of entertainment for various royal families including kings, queens, princesses, and paramount chiefs. Back then fighters fought fellow human beings and even beasts such as aggressive bulls.

The outcomes of current staged combat or wrestling are predetermined unlike before. Most competitions are organized by bodies such as International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles abbreviated as FILA and World Wrestling Entertainment shortened as WWE. These bodies comprise of technical teams whose job is creativity. They create and develop dramatic stories like feuds among fighters in order to make the matches interesting and leaving viewers in suspense to encourage watching.

Professional fighting in certain countries like Mexico and Japan do not observe a given plot. The bouts are real competitions with no prearranged outcomes. Bouts in such countries are livelier since fighters have the freedom of using every tactic including submission holds and martial art strikes. This renders the bouts dangerous as wrestlers are likely to pick injuries or get hurt.

One technique of reducing injuries in this type of game is coming up with laws that require fighters to in wear protective gears before entering the ring. The protective wears may entail masks and hand gloves. All masks should be having soft internal layer to shield the wrestler from the force of heavy blows. It also low possibilities of wrestlers picking basilar skull fractures.

The existing and altered laws put much weight on skills then bodily strength. A win is determined by the number of times the wrestler pins their rival on the ground. This game is for both women and men. Some of the methods applied in this sport are taught to all law enforcers as training. The skills attained give them a better stand against opponents should need for self defense arise.

Professional wrestling has several levels, which wrestlers strive to accomplish. Every level is signified by some kind of belt, which is given to the winner. Wrestling is known all over the globe because it occurs among Olympic Games and sports. During such competitions wrestlers of all ages and levels are included and the champion in every category is rewarded by the organizing bodies.

The history of professional wrestling involves the introduction and evolution of additional rules and styles in combat bouts. As a competitive sport it involves grappling methods like pins, joint locks, grappling holds, takedowns, and clinch fighting. Traditional, current, and historic tactics are allowed in particular categories where the stipulations allow for such. Professional wrestling borrows much from martial art. Partnership among wrestlers is permitted in some divisions.




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